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Pirates of the Caribbean (Metric Edition)
Credit: J. Stoughton/NIST To save his own life, Joseph Dombey had an idea. As two pirate ships surrounded the ship he was on in the Caribbean Sea in 1794, Dombey scrambled below deck, disrobing as he went. He appropriated the outfit of one of the ship’s many Spanish sailors and prayed that he had picked …
Emergency Preparedness | VA Caribbean Health Care
Wildfires affect everyone. They can spread fast and harm us. Wildfires are getting bigger and more dangerous. More people are living in areas at risk for wildfires, but we can take action to prepare. Learn how to prepare your household and community. Protect yourself from smoke. When wildfires create smoky conditions it’s important for everyone to reduce …
Caribbean Journal – A Record-Breaking Caribbean Home Sale
Recent Articles Rosewood Baha Mar “Villa” Lists for $25 Million CJ Invest, Listings, News This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to Read More. Beach Enclave Turks and Caicos Breaks …
Royal Caribbean adjusts cruise ship health protocols on Singapore cruises due to Covid-19 alert
Royal Caribbean is advising guests sailing on Quantum of the Seas from Singapore of new protocols following an increase in Covid-19 cases in Singapore. Singapore raised its alert status to “Phase 2 – Heighten Alert”, following “several clusters of infections” over the past two weeks. A total of 46 total cases have been reported, primarily …
Melinda Gates reportedly rented private island to avoid media
Bill and Melinda Gates reportedly planned to make their stunning divorce announcement in March — and she hoped to avoid the media glare by renting a remote, private island in Grenada for the family. Sources told TMZ that Melinda rented Calivigny Island for a whopping $132,000 a night for her and the couple’s children, as …
Record-breaking cocaine cargo found aboard submarine in Caribbean
Washington: The US Department of Justice in Puerto Rico has announced a record-breaking cocaine bust after officials seized a submarine in Caribbean waters. Officials captured a 15.8-metre-long, 2.4-metre-wide semi-submersible carrying 2500 kilograms of cocaine worth about $US75 million ($96 million), US Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Stephen Muldrow said. US Coast Guard members …
‘Huge’ explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate. Experts called …
Protesters stage jail break as demonstrations rack Haitian capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Protesters freed four police officers from behind bars in Haiti’s capital on Wednesday, local media reported, as demonstrations over a botched police raid on a gang stronghold and anger at state authorities roiled the city for a fifth day. A deepening economic and political crisis in the poorest country in the Americas …
Tourism & Technology: It’s Time To Pivot – Basil Springer Column : South Florida Caribbean News
Basil Springer “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26 [BRIDGETOWN, Barbados] – This series of columns, on the theme “Tourism is Our Key”, positions tourism as the sector which can best be the catalyst to lead the Caribbean COVID-19 …
Tropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season
Eta is the 28th named storm of the active 2020 hurricane season and ties the record for the number of named storms in a single season set back in 2005. The storm has winds sustained at 40 mph with stronger gusts and is moving west at 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It …
